Where does “uncourageously” come from?
uncourageously (English) comes from English uncourageous, from English courageous, from Middle English corajous, from Old French corageus, from Old French us, from Latin ūsus, from Latin ūtor, from Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
uncourageously (English): Without courage; in a cowardly manner
Definitions
- Without courage; in a cowardly manner
Ancestry of “uncourageously”, step by step
uncourageously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English uncourageous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uncourageous | lacking courage |
| 2 | English | courageous | Of a person, displaying or possessing courage; Of... |
| 3 | Middle English | corajous | — |
| 4 | Old French | corageus | brave; valiant |
| 5 | Old French | us | tradition or custom |
| 6 | Latin | ūsus | use, employment, exercise, advantage |
| 7 | Latin | ūtor | to use, make use of, employ |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | croze |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | paddock, pen |
| 10 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |